Meaning

verb treat brutally

verb make brutal, unfeeling, or inhuman

verb become brutal or insensitive and unfeeling

originEtymology tree English brutal Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English brutalize From brutal + -ize.

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